An RV-life couple who pay $800 a month to live seasonally at a ski resort and a winery break down their lifestyle and expenses

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Destiny Pauls and Kellan Cousins in front of their RV.

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I teach dining etiquette to Americans. Many people miss the basics — here are the most common mistakes I see.

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Jayne Withers.

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I'm a mother of 10. My life is like hosting a birthday party every day — here are my best budgeting tips for food and essentials.

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Jane Brosseau, a mother of 10 with her family in a garden.
Jane Brosseau has 10 children between the ages of 4 and 19.

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I'm a Topgun-trained fighter pilot for the Navy. I'd make more money as an airline pilot, but it wouldn't be as fulfilling.

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A combat-loaded F/A-18C launches off the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lieutenant Commander John Tortorich.
Lt. Cmdr. John Tortorich has flown 20 combat flights on deployment in Iraq and Syria.

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I left California and I'm never going back. I was finally able to afford a home in Georgia and it's shocking how polite people are here.

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Calli Edington and her family moved from California to Georgia. She describes the biggest differences she has seen so far.
Calli Edington and her family moved from California to Georgia. She describes the biggest differences between the two states.

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I’m an American who moved to Sweden and was shocked the first time I saw a baby alone in a stroller

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Bridget Borden moved from the US to Sweden, she describes the things that shocked her most since moving.
Bridget Borden moved from the US to Sweden. One of the biggest things she misses about the US is the small talk among strangers.

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I make up to $20,000 a month as a full-time traveler. I started posting my adventures on Instagram and have funded my way to 159 countries.

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Tom Grond in Nepal in 2018.

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People mocked me and said my essay-writing business was screwed when ChatGPT came out. So I fought like hell.

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I moved to Seattle for a high-paying tech job. It turned out to be the loneliest time of my life.

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A lone man cloaked in shadow stands with his back turned from the viewer. He looks at the city skyline of Seattle.
Alexander Nguyen (not pictured) moved to Seattle after he got a job offer from Amazon in 2020. Despite the $150,000 salary, he wishes he had stayed in New York.

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I moved from the US to Wales and can't imagine going back. I'm paid less, but the relaxed work culture more than makes up for it.

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Regina Beach and her husband in Wales.
Regina Beach moved to the UK after marrying her British husband.

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